4.8 Article

A Stretchable Yarn Embedded Triboelectric Nanogenerator as Electronic Skin for Biomechanical Energy Harvesting and Multifunctional Pressure Sensing

Journal

ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 30, Issue 43, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804944

Keywords

electronic skin; energy harvesting; human-machine interfaces; pressure sensing; triboelectric nanogenerators

Funding

  1. Thousands Talents program for the pioneer researcher and his innovation team in China
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51432005, 5151101243, 51561145021, 51702353]
  3. Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission [Z171100000317001]
  4. China Scholarship Council
  5. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2232018G-02]
  6. Presidential Funding of the Chinese Academy of Science

Ask authors/readers for more resources

Flexible and stretchable physical sensors capable of both energy harvesting and self-powered sensing are vital to the rapid advancements in wearable electronics. Even so, there exist few studies that can integrate energy harvesting and self-powered sensing into a single electronic skin. Here, a stretchable and washable skin-inspired triboelectric nanogenerator (SI-TENG) is developed for both biomechanical energy harvesting and versatile pressure sensing. A planar and designable conductive yarn network constructed from a three-ply-twisted silver-coated nylon yarn is embedded into flexible elastomer, endowing the SI-TENG with desired stretchability, good sensitivity, high detection precision, fast responsivity, and excellent mechanical stability. With a maximum average power density of 230 mW m(-2), the SI-TENG is able to light up 170 light-emitting diodes, charge various capacitors, and drive miniature electronic products. As a self-powered multifunctional sensor, the SI-TENG is adopted to monitor human physiological signals, such as arterial pulse and voice vibrations. Furthermore, an intelligent prosthetic hand, a self-powered pedometer/speedometer, a flexible digital keyboard, and a proof-of-concept pressure-sensor array with 8 x 8 sensing pixels are successively demonstrated to further confirm its versatile application prospects. Based on these merits, the developed SI-TENG has promising applications in wearable powering technology, physiological monitoring, intelligent prostheses, and human-machine interfaces.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.8
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available